EFFECT OF SHORT-TERM MINDFULNESS INDUCTION ON MYSIDE BIAS AND MISERLY PROCESSING: A PRELIMINARY STUDY

The goal of the current study was to explore the possible effect of a short mindfulness meditation on decreasing a tendency for miserly processing and degree of myside bias. My sample consisted of 76 students that were assigned into three groups: one with short mindfulness intervention and two contr...

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Published in:Studia psychologica 2016-09, Vol.58 (3), p.231-237
Main Author: Jurkovic, Marek
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bias
Confirmation bias
Critical thinking
Heuristic
Intervention
Meditation
Metacognition
Mindfulness meditation
Psychological aspects
Psychological research
Rationality
Short term
Studies
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Summary:The goal of the current study was to explore the possible effect of a short mindfulness meditation on decreasing a tendency for miserly processing and degree of myside bias. My sample consisted of 76 students that were assigned into three groups: one with short mindfulness intervention and two control groups (one was given a lecture on cognitive biases and second group was given mind-wandering instruction). The groups did not significantly differ in any of the measured variables (with one minor exception). The results indicate that short-term mindfulness induction was unsuccessful in changing the proclivity for cognitive biases, contrary to what the author predicted.
ISSN:0039-3320
2585-8815
DOI:10.21909/sp.2016.03.719